Iowa storm reports for October 3, 2024

Name: NOAA storm reports, Iowa, October 3, 2024
Creator: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center

NOAA recorded 8 hail reports in Iowa on October 3, 2024.

in Iowa; 8
Storm reports: About 34 miles from Des Moines, IA; 1.75 in
Largest hail: 0
Tornado reports

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; gust estimates from NOAA URMA

Hail, inches

0.75
1
1.5
2
2.5
3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

Estimated gusts, 50 to 90 mph

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on October 3, 2024 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. Gust lines are estimates: the highest gust of the day in NOAA's hourly 2.5 km wind analysis (URMA), which fills in between weather stations. They aren't measurements at any building.

Reports by hour

Hail8, most at 2 AM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

Time	Size	Where
2:00 AM	0.88 in	About 30 miles from Des Moines, IA
2:01 AM	1.0 in	About 17 miles from Des Moines, IA
2:15 AM	1.75 in	About 34 miles from Des Moines, IA
2:35 AM	1.0 in	About 35 miles from Des Moines, IA
2:45 AM	1.0 in	About 39 miles from Des Moines, IA
2:56 AM	1.0 in	About 51 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA
3:18 AM	1.0 in	About 45 miles from Davenport, IA
3:57 AM	1.0 in	About 59 miles from Cedar Rapids, IA

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.